Barbell standing close grip curl

How to do it

1. 1Stand with your feet shoulder‑width apart and grip a bar with a supinated (underhand) grip, hands together.
2. 2Keep your elbows close to your torso and your upper arms stationary throughout the movement.
3. 3Exhale as you curl the weight, contracting your biceps.
4. 4Continue lifting the bar until your biceps are fully contracted and the bar reaches shoulder height.
5. 5Hold the contracted position for a brief pause while you squeeze your biceps.
6. 6Inhale as you slowly lower the bar back to the starting position.
7. 7Repeat for the desired number of reps.

More biceps exercises

• Barbell prone incline curlBarbell
• Barbell standing wide-grip curlBarbell
• Cable close grip curlCable
• Ez barbell reverse grip curlEZ bar
• Cable standing inner curlCable
• Dumbbell standing one arm concentration curlDumbbells
• Dumbbell lying wide curlDumbbells
• Barbell curlBarbell

This page is for information and doesn’t replace a professional. If you have an injury or a medical condition, ask first. Data from the open catalogue hasaneyldrm/exercises-dataset, MIT licence.